§ Mr. Lubbockasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will take action to prevent the sale of any type of portable domestic oil heater which creates a serious fire hazard when accidentally knocked over.
§ Mr. BrookeThe Oil Heaters Regulations 1962 require that a heater shall have screw-holes, a hook and chain or other means to secure it so as to prevent overturning. I propose, in consultation with interested bodies, to amend these Regulations so as to bring them into line with the 1963 edition of the British Standard for domestic oil heaters. This also requires wick-feed heaters to comply with requirements about spillage and ignition of fuel on overturning, similar to those already prescribed for drip-feed heaters.